Category Archives: Baseball

I’ve wanted to say this my whole adult life. The St. Louis Cardinals are World Champions. What a way to christen New Busch Stadium. Drink deeply, Cardinal Nation. 1982 was a long time ago. Here’s hoping we don’t have to … Continue reading →

I love these guys… Go Cards.

We’ll try and get Game 4 in tonight before the rain returns. In honor of his goofy spot in the 3rd inning with Scooter, Fox’s ridiculous talking baseball, here’s a pic of my boy Soup, the NLCS MVP. BTW, the … Continue reading →

Kinda bummed that tonight’s ball game was rained out. Actually, I’m really bummed. I actually don’t have tons and tons of grad school work to do. Would’ve been a perfect night to watch some baseball. But no dice. Now I’m … Continue reading →

Way to go, Carp. Up 2 games to 1 with Soup on the mound for Game 4. Nice. Go Cards!

Looks like my flurry of Cardinals-related posts will continue through at least the first part of next week. Everyone seems pretty stoked about this rematch of the ’68 & ’34 Series. My good friend (and fellow Cards fan) Mike over … Continue reading →

Game 7. It’s do or die. Win or go home. I can’t believe it’s Thursday and I haven’t even thought about UT / Bama. But who cares. The Cards are my first love and I’m consumed. Scott Rolen, you’re hitting … Continue reading →

Every once in a while, someone will ask me why I’m a Cardinal fan. “Did you grow up in St. Louis?”, they’ll ask. Nope. My devotion to the Redbirds has little to do with geography. I’m a card-carrying member of … Continue reading →

…a Cardinal win and a 3-2 lead in the NLCS with Chris Carpenter on the bump for Game 6, baby!

21 years ago, my Cards won a pivotal Game 5 in the 1985 NLCS on Ozzie Smith’s improbable walk-off homer, prompting Jack Buck to invoke the hometown crowd to “Go crazy, folks. Go crazy.” I hope the Cardinal Nation will … Continue reading →